by Nicole Maslan | Jun 20, 2020 | Fundraising, Health and Wellness, Local Rotary Programs, Volunteer Opportunities
Expanding Southtowne Rotary’s Food Boxes Program Camille Ronzio says that when the pandemic hit, Southtowne Rotary already had the food, the resources, and the delivery people signed up to help. So, they decided to make a go of it. For their monthly Food Boxes...
by Nicole Maslan | Jun 14, 2020 | Community Awareness, Education, Health and Wellness, Non-Profit, Programs we Support, Volunteer Opportunities
Think of Kindness, Act with Kindness It’s proven that if you’re thinking about kindness, you become a kinder person. That is what the Spreading Kindness Campaign is based on. Spreading Kindness to the Unhoused Recently, the Spreading Kindness Campaign has...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jan 9, 2020 | Club Events, District News, Local Rotary Programs, Member News
Are Southtowne lunch meetings difficult for you to attend? You have another option! An After-Hours Satellite Club (part of Southtowne Club) is in the formation stage. They plan to meet on two Wednesdays a month at 5:30 pm at various venues in Eugene. They are still...
by Deanna Rivera | Dec 13, 2019 | Community Awareness, Programs we Support
The Spreading Kindness Campaign is a grassroots citizen’s initiative to create a culture of kindness in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. One small act of kindness at a time. Spreading Kindness encourages random and intentional acts of kindness throughout all aspects of...
by Claire Byrd | Dec 2, 2019 | Community Awareness, Non-Profit, Programs we Support
On Thursday, November 21st, Mary Dawn Elkington from St. Vincent de Paul spoke to Southtowne Rotary about all of the amazing things they do, along with highlighting the “Sock it To Me” drive currently underway. As the executive assistant to the Executive Director,...
by Deanna Rivera | May 30, 2019 | Community Awareness, Local Rotary Programs, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
Brad Bills, the new director of Hosea Youth Services and our very own Southtowne member, Josh, spoke about the issue of homeless youth. The Lane County Point In Time (PIT) count results, a survey for the homeless community, just came out. Here are a few statistics:...
